Sirens were mythical creatures who lured sailors with their music causing them to end up shipwrecked on their island - I think the lyrics may mean this rather than referring to emergency sirens. The Lorelei is a rocky Island on the Rhine river which is also supposed to be the home of a Siren like creature whose murmuring is reputed to cause boating accidents in the area. I believe there is a classical german poem "Die Lorelei" which tells this story
You're right about Lorelei, Malcolm. Been past the rock on a Rhine boat trip. Also the venue of the annual Night of the Prog festival. Haven't been to that, but I see the headliners this year are Renaissance, Steve Hackett, Colosseum and PFM.
@@gaiaeternal5131 That is a concert I would love to go to. I've never been there either and wasn't aware of it as a concert venue but now you mention it I have a video of Marillion Live at Loreley - just discovered via google that this the same place with an alternative spelling
A nearly pre-punk song 5 years previous to the Sex Pistols! BTW, Roxy was a huge influence on them, as per the verifiable claim made by their guitarist. And "boys will be boys, will be boyoyoys" is priceless! Glamour indeed...
What an album!!! My favourite by Roxy Music. Astounding stuff! By the way, I think the last keyboard solo was by Ferry himself. There's a couple of cool live videos of Roxy Music doing this song live.
One of my all-time favourite songs. This is the kind of song I can listen to on endless repeat for several hours - and I have, although I wouldn't advise actually doing that.
Highly recommend Eno's early solo work: "Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy", "Here Come The Warm Jets", "Another Green World", and "Before And After Science". Truly. Pick any one. I think the best match to this fantastic Roxy Music song would come from "Here Come The Warm Jets". Similar feel in ways. Blessings.
"Assault on the senses" is a perfect description! The segueways, both from vocals to instruments and from one instrument to the next, really contributes to the relentless of the piece. Lyrics are fantastic, especially with Ferry's crooning. And the musicianship on each solos is impeccable. Eno's synth work really hit me as one of the best uses of electronic instruments in a dual music/non-musical role. Enough blathering. Thanks for the reaction Justin!
You can't imagine the amount of bands who built their style on this song, from Buzzcocks (Pete Shelley said it) to Madness and so much more. Eno's electronical noisy solo was totally unheard in 1973, moreover in glam or pop music. A pivotal song for sure.
The Orson Wells wine commercial is made fun of in the mini series Spoils of Babylon. Will Ferrell portrays him in the scenes that poke fun at it. Funny mini series
Hi Justin, yes, this whole album is a Roxy Music classic. Thanks for your reaction. And the lyric, "another fine edition of you", draws (pun intended) on Bryan Ferry's art school training and his familiarity with 'original limited edition fine art prints' made by artist print makers, from Rembrandt to William Blake to Picasso and beyond.
I like me a bit of Roxy. great track. You might want to hear Brian Eno's 1974 debut solo album, "Here Come The Warm Jets". Fripp's on it! It's a good album Justin. Good musically and lyrically. Worth a listen. Cheers!
Both Fripp and Manzanera play guitar on a few tracks of Warm Jets. The album also features bassist Busta Jones, who later was part of Talking Heads' expanded band for the Remain In Light live tour in 1980-81.
Hey just jp ive been a Roxy Music Fan since 1975 and my favorite songs from them are song for europe, out of the blue, both ends burnin, top 3 with many many others in there. Good Luck and Happy New Year Bro
Who else discovered early Roxy on the Old Grey Whistle Test,1972. I thought,what the fuck is this,I LOVE it. Went off them after the Stranded album,but those first two? Brilliantly inventive.
It's official now. You are the best reactor on TH-cam. No interruptions, erudite comments, you listen to all sorts of music and you're always positive. You need to listen to Dawn of the Replicants: 'Smoke Without Fire', 'Radars', 'Hogwash Farm', 'Mary Louise'.
Eno does a good job on the VCS 3, but watching Lucy Wilkins playing it on the live Roxy Music concert video at The Apollo in 2001 is too much fun! In fact, the entire concert is just a musical and visual masterpiece. I saw that tour in Chicago and couldn't pull my eyes away from the stage the entire show. Just gorgeous and perfect. FYI: Andy Mackay's name is pronounced muh-kie (rhymes with eye).
A crackin' track, early RM, deffo the best. It gallops along with solo after solo, really keeps you invested. Not sure I'd call Eno's bit a 'solo' per se, but it is effective. And of course Ferry's great voice, and delivery, this's really good stuff. *Re a recommendation, and another side of Roxy JP, you should check out Ferry's "The Jazz Age". It's instrumental, 13 classic RM songs reworked, and arranged in the 1920's jazz band style. It's super authentic of the time, and a great listen. Cab Calloway would definitely approve.
Eno's bit is indeed a 'solo' of sorts. You can see him performing it in several live TH-cam videos of the song, which I would recommend everyone watch because they're so much fun! 😃
@@Reggie-The-Dog You and Eno can call it a lampshade if you want to. What difference does it make? Just watch the footage ... he gets cool lead sounds out of his synth devices while the other guys continue playing the song's rhythm track ... that's a solo. You guys want to redefine what a "solo" is? Knock yourselves out.
@@Reggie-The-Dog Who gives a shit what he called it? A solo by any other name is still a solo. Plus calling it a "treatment" doesn't preclude it from being a solo. WATCH THE FOOTAGE ... IT'S A SOLO!
Bryan to Brian, "if you depart the Ferry now after only two albums, things will get Roxy!" Said the man with the impossibly long monicker, and singular musical genius and talent, 'Here Come the Warm Jets', I've had Eno-ugh! Peace.
I think this is the song that drew in the punks in England. You had bands like The Sex Pistols, Joy Division, The Cure, Siouxsie Sioux, The Damned. Duran Duran was hugely influenced by Roxy.
Weird to think that it has been 50 years since I saw Roxy Music w/Brian Eno, dressed in his wings. Guess I'm going to have to start acting all grown uppy. I think you might like "Avalon" the album which not only has the title cut but also "To Turn You On" and a few great songs. Their song "Don't Stop the Dance" is very snappy, and was featured in the movie "Bright Lights, Big City", from the novel by Jay McInerny, with whom I share birthdays, as it that were important. My first rock band was called "Mother Whale Eyeless" from an Eno song, circa mid-70s. Generally it was pretty heady to be keen on progressive and art rock and fusion 50 years before the folks who today still find it advanced. In this case, Eno more than Roxy. You'll be amazed at what has transpired and progressed since then. Most didn't progress, as you well know. Everything in its time.
Ever reacted to REM? Some great songs of theirs are: Fall on Me, The One I Love, Orange Crush, Imitation of Life, Texarkana, The Great Beyond. Such emotive, full, sweet melodies.
I've seen live footage from this period where Eno's technique of tweaking the sound of other instruments with his bank of early synths can be seen and heard to great effect. Brian and Boyoyoyoyngers. lol. A jolt and a revelation at the time.
Hey JP The sirens are beautiful spectral women that lure the sailors on the Lorelei river. It is an actual river in either Switzerland or Austria Not sure. Looked it up. 🇩🇪 Germany. Great music again. Really really love this channel. The sirens 🎤 sing to the sailors, sitting on a rock. Many-a sailor gets distracted and sink and are never heard of again
Okay, you have to hear some Eno solo material. His first two albums are terrific and the third isn’t bad at all. Suggestion… “Baby’s on Fire” from Here Come the Warm Jets. Got Mr Fripp on there, too. Or anything else Eno did back then. Quirky and amazing. ✌️
One of the best tracks on their second album. Also, for more Orson Welles fun, check out the Pinky and The Brain Birdseye Frozen Peas spot with Maurice LaMarche as the Brain doing Mr. Welles infamous meltdown. It think the TH-cam is called "Yes always" and then you can also find the real reading without the profanity removed.
Love the Cramps. So glad I lived in a college town for years. They played several times a year and it was so much fun. RIP Lux . ( Daisys up your Butterfly is a personal favorite!)
Great song Justin but even Better Live !!! Hey next time your out back reading please pop in that Live Roxy Viva CD I sent you. It will totally change your view on Roxy 100% higher because they are a band that must be listened to Live !! Please Justin try it out, "Out of the Blue, Both Ends Burning, Bogus Man, Every Dream House, If There is Something" The are Fantastic Live especially with John Wetton & Eddie Jobson !! : D
I've said it before, I'll say it again; those first two Roxy albums still sound weird *now*, what on earth did they sound like in 1972-73 (50 years ago?!?)
Like most songs from Roxy Music, I find this piece quite rigid and I don't like the way Ferry sings, moreover I find the sound effects from Eno on the synth completely off-putting.
That was part of the plan ... Roxy Music threw a wrench into everything. A bit like Bowie and Talking Heads. Their music (especially their early music) should be listened to on its own terms. When I first listened to them back in the 70s I had a similar reaction to yours. I'm not saying you need to like them ... I'm just saying that over time I learned to "hear" them and what they were trying to do. I think it helps to see some of their live performance videos. Peace.
@@frankpentangeli7945 I understand what the band was doing (I've known their music for more than forty years) but that said, apart from a few songs, I've never been transported by their work and above all, it's Ferry's quavering voice that bothers me. That said, I recognize their influence and importance on many bands that came after.
"Rigid"... I think that's the word I've been looking for. I have tried to like Roxy Music for years and even though I do like some of their songs overall the music just hasn't connected with me and it was hard to say exactly why. I don't think it's bad music, but I just don't feel the urge to return and listen to it again. Maybe it is the vocals at least partially.
Too much cheesecake too soon is one of the greatest lines of all time.
Sirens were mythical creatures who lured sailors with their music causing them to end up shipwrecked on their island - I think the lyrics may mean this rather than referring to emergency sirens. The Lorelei is a rocky Island on the Rhine river which is also supposed to be the home of a Siren like creature whose murmuring is reputed to cause boating accidents in the area. I believe there is a classical german poem "Die Lorelei" which tells this story
You're right about Lorelei, Malcolm. Been past the rock on a Rhine boat trip. Also the venue of the annual Night of the Prog festival. Haven't been to that, but I see the headliners this year are Renaissance, Steve Hackett, Colosseum and PFM.
@@gaiaeternal5131 That is a concert I would love to go to. I've never been there either and wasn't aware of it as a concert venue but now you mention it I have a video of Marillion Live at Loreley - just discovered via google that this the same place with an alternative spelling
Yes, the poem is by Heinrich Heine.
A nearly pre-punk song 5 years previous to the Sex Pistols! BTW, Roxy was a huge influence on them, as per the verifiable claim made by their guitarist. And "boys will be boys, will be boyoyoys" is priceless! Glamour indeed...
No exageration. Seeing Roxy Music at Hollywood Paladium in '76. Best day of my life.
What an album!!! My favourite by Roxy Music. Astounding stuff! By the way, I think the last keyboard solo was by Ferry himself. There's a couple of cool live videos of Roxy Music doing this song live.
There is with a couple of guys going apeshit in the audience!
One of my all-time favourite songs. This is the kind of song I can listen to on endless repeat for several hours - and I have, although I wouldn't advise actually doing that.
I do that with Deacon Blues, not EoY, but I admire your mettle.
I know. I've done it. I'm doing it now.
Highly recommend Eno's early solo work: "Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy", "Here Come The Warm Jets", "Another Green World", and "Before And After Science". Truly. Pick any one. I think the best match to this fantastic Roxy Music song would come from "Here Come The Warm Jets". Similar feel in ways. Blessings.
I'm patiently waiting for early Eno.
One of my favorite roxy songs. That sax synth guitar solo row is just fantastic.
"Assault on the senses" is a perfect description! The segueways, both from vocals to instruments and from one instrument to the next, really contributes to the relentless of the piece. Lyrics are fantastic, especially with Ferry's crooning. And the musicianship on each solos is impeccable. Eno's synth work really hit me as one of the best uses of electronic instruments in a dual music/non-musical role. Enough blathering. Thanks for the reaction Justin!
Bogus Man next? 👍
I’ll be seeing them in October on there 50th anniversary tour .
Nice!
Why don't you go Justin, they'll play 'Dreamhome' - they'll never tour again - that's all folks!
You can't imagine the amount of bands who built their style on this song, from Buzzcocks (Pete Shelley said it) to Madness and so much more. Eno's electronical noisy solo was totally unheard in 1973, moreover in glam or pop music. A pivotal song for sure.
Great track from a great album. More great stuff on this album.
It’s not Phil on lead at that point…it’s Eno going crazy on his keyboard….then guitar solo.
Beauty Queen is my favorite track from this totally excellent album.
More Roxy Music please!
The Orson Wells wine commercial is made fun of in the mini series Spoils of Babylon. Will Ferrell portrays him in the scenes that poke fun at it. Funny mini series
Hi Justin, yes, this whole album is a Roxy Music classic. Thanks for your reaction.
And the lyric, "another fine edition of you", draws (pun intended) on Bryan Ferry's art school training and his familiarity with 'original limited edition fine art prints' made by artist print makers, from Rembrandt to William Blake to Picasso and beyond.
I like me a bit of Roxy. great track. You might want to hear Brian Eno's 1974 debut solo album, "Here Come The Warm Jets". Fripp's on it! It's a good album Justin. Good musically and lyrically. Worth a listen. Cheers!
Both Fripp and Manzanera play guitar on a few tracks of Warm Jets. The album also features bassist Busta Jones, who later was part of Talking Heads' expanded band for the Remain In Light live tour in 1980-81.
Album no. 5 Siren
Hey just jp ive been a Roxy Music Fan since 1975 and my favorite songs from them are song for europe, out of the blue, both ends burnin, top 3 with many many others in there. Good Luck and Happy New Year Bro
Who else discovered early Roxy on the Old Grey Whistle Test,1972.
I thought,what the fuck is this,I LOVE it.
Went off them after the Stranded album,but those first two?
Brilliantly inventive.
Well I really like these high tearing sounds. It is doing something with the senses indeed. Great music
50th anniversary tour coming to the U.S in September.
It's official now. You are the best reactor on TH-cam. No interruptions, erudite comments, you listen to all sorts of music and you're always positive. You need to listen to Dawn of the Replicants: 'Smoke Without Fire', 'Radars', 'Hogwash Farm', 'Mary Louise'.
Thank you for the words David :)
gotta love dying animal sax solos! also, I gotta get more into Roxy Music!
Eno does a good job on the VCS 3, but watching Lucy Wilkins playing it on the live Roxy Music concert video at The Apollo in 2001 is too much fun! In fact, the entire concert is just a musical and visual masterpiece.
I saw that tour in Chicago and couldn't pull my eyes away from the stage the entire show. Just gorgeous and perfect.
FYI: Andy Mackay's name is pronounced muh-kie (rhymes with eye).
Yes, a must watch for Roxy fans!
He always had a great band getting to hear them beginning to end to see live show and now in 2022 make sure you see them
Congrats... you've made the Grade. Non commercial ROXY MUSIC with Brian Eno.
A crackin' track, early RM, deffo the best. It gallops along with solo after solo, really keeps you invested. Not sure I'd call Eno's bit a 'solo' per se, but it is effective. And of course Ferry's great voice, and delivery, this's really good stuff. *Re a recommendation, and another side of Roxy JP, you should check out Ferry's "The Jazz Age". It's instrumental, 13 classic RM songs reworked, and arranged in the 1920's jazz band style. It's super authentic of the time, and a great listen. Cab Calloway would definitely approve.
Eno's bit is indeed a 'solo' of sorts. You can see him performing it in several live TH-cam videos of the song, which I would recommend everyone watch because they're so much fun! 😃
Eno's part is not a solo. It's a treatment. Straight from the man himself.
@@Reggie-The-Dog You and Eno can call it a lampshade if you want to. What difference does it make? Just watch the footage ... he gets cool lead sounds out of his synth devices while the other guys continue playing the song's rhythm track ... that's a solo. You guys want to redefine what a "solo" is? Knock yourselves out.
@@frankpentangeli7945 Look here. Eno is the one who calls it a "treatment." He said it, not me. Shows how much you know.
@@Reggie-The-Dog Who gives a shit what he called it? A solo by any other name is still a solo. Plus calling it a "treatment" doesn't preclude it from being a solo. WATCH THE FOOTAGE ... IT'S A SOLO!
Bryan to Brian, "if you depart the Ferry now after only two albums, things will get Roxy!" Said the man with the impossibly long monicker, and singular musical genius and talent, 'Here Come the Warm Jets', I've had Eno-ugh! Peace.
Brian Eno goes crazy on the moog.
I think this is the song that drew in the punks in England. You had bands like The Sex Pistols, Joy Division, The Cure, Siouxsie Sioux, The Damned.
Duran Duran was hugely influenced by Roxy.
I was in England in 1973 and saw kids, Bowie and Roxy-fans, with hair dyed in all kinds of Colours. The hippie era ended and the punk era had started.
My favorite by Roxy.
Just the most fun
Eno's playing a VCS3 synth.
This is a total banger!
CPL593H
If you know,you know.
1973? ahead of it's time sonically.
'do or die' SFA please x3
Weird to think that it has been 50 years since I saw Roxy Music w/Brian Eno, dressed in his wings. Guess I'm going to have to start acting all grown uppy. I think you might like "Avalon" the album which not only has the title cut but also "To Turn You On" and a few great songs. Their song "Don't Stop the Dance" is very snappy, and was featured in the movie "Bright Lights, Big City", from the novel by Jay McInerny, with whom I share birthdays, as it that were important. My first rock band was called "Mother Whale Eyeless" from an Eno song, circa mid-70s. Generally it was pretty heady to be keen on progressive and art rock and fusion 50 years before the folks who today still find it advanced. In this case, Eno more than Roxy. You'll be amazed at what has transpired and progressed since then. Most didn't progress, as you well know. Everything in its time.
Boys! Love this.
Ever reacted to REM? Some great songs of theirs are: Fall on Me, The One I Love, Orange Crush, Imitation of Life, Texarkana, The Great Beyond. Such emotive, full, sweet melodies.
The first two albums from Roxy were WAY ahead of their time,because Eno was onboard.
70's roxy music v 80's roxy music ? Definitely 70's musically and lyrically
As good as always, can't wait for The Bogus Man.
I've seen live footage from this period where Eno's technique of tweaking the sound of other instruments with his bank of early synths can be seen and heard to great effect.
Brian and Boyoyoyoyngers. lol. A jolt and a revelation at the time.
Absolutely my favourite Roxy song, and even better done live, "rat a ta taa !!"
brilliant
The cautionary tale that keeps on teaching.
Roxy is coming to Toronto in the fall - kinda tempted to score some tickets
Hey JP
The sirens are beautiful spectral women that lure the sailors on the Lorelei river. It is an actual river in either Switzerland or Austria Not sure.
Looked it up. 🇩🇪 Germany. Great music again. Really really love this channel.
The sirens 🎤 sing to the sailors, sitting on a rock. Many-a sailor gets distracted and sink and are never heard of again
Art glam at its finest.
Roxy is touring this year, all the original members but Eno.
The last four or five lines are essentially unrelated vocal.riffs
The Strand is my favorite by RM
Mogen David: “We will not sell a wine before it’s time.”-Orson Welles.
Out of the blue great track, for your pleasure live version and of course street life.
Okay, you have to hear some Eno solo material. His first two albums are terrific and the third isn’t bad at all.
Suggestion… “Baby’s on Fire” from Here Come the Warm Jets. Got Mr Fripp on there, too.
Or anything else Eno did back then. Quirky and amazing. ✌️
One of the best tracks on their second album. Also, for more Orson Welles fun, check out the Pinky and The Brain Birdseye Frozen Peas spot with Maurice LaMarche as the Brain doing Mr. Welles infamous meltdown. It think the TH-cam is called "Yes always" and then you can also find the real reading without the profanity removed.
i think this is the best album ever..even beats dark side of the moon. the bogus man is my favorit.
Like to see the album Stella from the group Yello, Its a great band to...
Eno.
"Syrens" refers to the call of the mythical creatures. A lovely call to one's horrible demise.
Love it!! I love Roxy Music. Really, though, check out "Human Fly" by The Cramps. You won't be disappointed.
Love the Cramps. So glad I lived in a college town for years. They played several times a year and it was so much fun. RIP Lux . ( Daisys up your Butterfly is a personal favorite!)
I'm sure the live music laden version of this eno just throws his tambourine behind him. Lol.
No reactions for any songs from The Creatures or Siouxsie?
Thank you.
I've done 2 tracks some Siouxsie🙂
Great song Justin but even Better Live !!!
Hey next time your out back reading please pop in that Live Roxy Viva CD I sent you.
It will totally change your view on Roxy 100% higher because they are a band that must be listened to Live !! Please Justin try it out, "Out of the Blue, Both Ends Burning, Bogus Man, Every Dream House, If There is Something" The are Fantastic Live especially with John Wetton & Eddie Jobson !! : D
I've said it before, I'll say it again; those first two Roxy albums still sound weird *now*, what on earth did they sound like in 1972-73 (50 years ago?!?)
Too much cheescake too soon.
I think he was referring to a model doing cheesecake shots
ENO isn’t really playing keyboards. He’s just turning Knobs. :-)
Like most songs from Roxy Music, I find this piece quite rigid and I don't like the way Ferry sings, moreover I find the sound effects from Eno on the synth completely off-putting.
That was part of the plan ... Roxy Music threw a wrench into everything. A bit like Bowie and Talking Heads. Their music (especially their early music) should be listened to on its own terms. When I first listened to them back in the 70s I had a similar reaction to yours. I'm not saying you need to like them ... I'm just saying that over time I learned to "hear" them and what they were trying to do. I think it helps to see some of their live performance videos. Peace.
@@Katehowe3010 Thank you for your support Christian ! .-)
@@frankpentangeli7945 I understand what the band was doing (I've known their music for more than forty years) but that said, apart from a few songs, I've never been transported by their work and above all, it's Ferry's quavering voice that bothers me. That said, I recognize their influence and importance on many bands that came after.
@@a.k.1740 Fair enough.
"Rigid"... I think that's the word I've been looking for. I have tried to like Roxy Music for years and even though I do like some of their songs overall the music just hasn't connected with me and it was hard to say exactly why. I don't think it's bad music, but I just don't feel the urge to return and listen to it again. Maybe it is the vocals at least partially.
didn't click for me...